Which is better for Litecoin mining? CPU or GPU?

[sunsteyet]

Is the advantage to the CPU or to the GPU?

[thisisnotmyltcusername]

GPU wins by KO, unless you have access to some NASA/army supercomputer without GC  

[Wed]

Are you serious?
GPU Mining is always extremely faster then cpu

[Sir Lagsalot]

AMD GPU all the way, it's not even close. This page has all the numbers: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

[rbaggio]

Yup AMD GPU

[AndNorTar]

Granted, CPU mining Litecoins is more viable than CPU mining Bitcoins (https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/wiki/Mining-hardware-comparison), but as the others are saying, GPUs give a much better hash/watts ratio.

[theblazehen]

AMD GPU all the way, it's not even close. This page has all the numbers: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

That is for sha256 hashing. Look at litecoin hardware comparison

[BitcoinBoss]

GPU without question is the winner!

[teddyr]

AMD 7-series cards provide the most "bang for your buck" so to speak (easiest, yet still time consuming ROI) and are your best friends for mining :-)

[bimmerdriver]

AMD GPU all the way, it's not even close. This page has all the numbers: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

That is for sha256 hashing. Look at litecoin hardware comparison

It's still better. What's your point?

[kzetts]

7950 is the best bang, I get 660KHS per card for around $280 each after rebates.

[limitless]

GPU, unless you have a computer with ~160 cpu's, then cpu is better.

[cud0s]

Gpu by far

[furball]

CPU...................nah only messin, GPU is yer only man!

[dcwsco]

Noob here clocking up his first posts........ So GPU it is.

You can mine CPU but really your going to spend more on power than you will get in LTC

- David